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Don’t Hate Snakes, Even If You Can’t Love Them: DFO Dr Monika Yadav

Sanjeev Kochhar
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Don’t Hate Snakes, Even If You Can’t Love Them: DFO Dr Monika Yadav

The Ropar Wildlife Division of the Department of Forest & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab organised a first of its kind awareness session on snakes and reptiles for the benefit of residents at ATS Casa Espana residential project in Sector 121, Bar Majra, Mohali on Sunday.

In the 2-hour long session, arranged by Dr Monika Yadav, Divisional Forest Officer – Wildlife, Ropar Division, on the request of residents after encountering a few snake sightings in their complex, the large gathering of senior citizens, men, women and children were given firsthand knowledge of various aspects of snakes by honorary wildlife warden Nikhil Sengar.

Photos By : Life In Chandigarh

The various topics for discussion were introduction to snakes, human-snake conflict, reasons for conflict, precautions, rescue and rehabilitation, young rescuers and snake bites.

Giving an overview, Dr Monica Yadav while admitting that snakes do create fear in the minds of most people, said that people must realise that snakes, reptiles and for that matter all of wildlife need to coexist with human beings. The least we, as humans, can do is not to hate snakes, even if we are unable to love them.

She informed the gathering that this is the first of a series of advanced workshops called ‘Man/Hood’ on snakes and reptiles to be organised by the wildlife division for the benefit of communities. She invited communities interested in getting such workshops on human-reptile conflict organised in their premises to write to her department on dfowildliferupnagar@gmail.com.   

Quoting a 2011 study, Sengar said that an estimated 10 lakh snake bites happen annually in India, which is the highest in the world. In India, around 45,000 fatalities every year due to snake bites are also the highest in the world.

He said another study has established that contrary to the general belief that snakes are found more in forests and rural areas, snakes are known nestle 7-8 times more in semi-urban areas.

For reducing the incidence of snake bites, he said, in community living conditions like ATS Casa Espana, dense cluster growth of plants, litter of waste food items, grains, etc should be avoided, and conditions need to be created that do not encourage proliferation of rats, frogs or toads, etc, which are a big source of food for snakes.

Maintaining that in practical conditions, it is very difficult to identify whether a person has been bitten by a venomous or no-venomous snake, he suggested that the best recourse after it has been established that a person has been bitten by a snake is to immediately rush the victim to the nearest hospital which has a facility of anti-venom injections and ventilator.

Unscientific interventions prior to admission of snake bite victim to hospital should be avoided because that can further aggravate the complications, he added.

Some handy information, courtesy www.indiansnakes.org

What is the best method to deal with a snake during a human-snake conflict situation?

The best way is to allow the snake to move away from the conflict situation on its own, if the same can be organized. Please remember that most snakes have been living unobserved in the same locality for a long time and given the opportunity it may disappear and not be seen in the future. A snake removal should be done by a trained expert using snake hooks, pipe, and a bag.       

What is the best first aid for snakebites?

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  • Ensure that the person with the suspected bite remains calm.

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  • Immobilize the bitten area.

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  • Transport victim immediately to the nearest hospital where anti-venom is available.

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  • DO NOT make the patient walk or exert in any way that will increase heartbeat.

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  • DO NOT wash the wound or apply anything (ointment, herbal paste etc) on the suspected snakebite.

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  • The Golden Hour is the first 60 minutes after the bite when anti venom is most effective. The key to saving a snakebite victim is to get the patient to the nearest hospital within that window.

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How many people in India die due to snakebite every year?

As per studies conducted, every year more than 45,000 people across India die due to venomous snakebite. Most of these deaths occur due to unscientific and/or delayed treatment. Snakebite is considered as an important medical challenge by the World Health Organization and India tops the list of countries with snakebite mortality.

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A 70% Of Cost Real Upgrade Program Makes Feature Rich Phones Truly Irresistible

Sanjeev Kochhar
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A 70% Of Cost Real Upgrade Program Makes Feature Rich Phones Truly Irresistible

In its continuing effort to remain ahead of the competition, Indian manufactured realme has launched its two latest youth flagship feature rich smart phones at a highly competitive price and further laced the offerings with a 70% of cost real Upgrade Program aimed at making them truly irresistible to the millennials.

The realme 8 Pro, with an ultimate 108MP Infinity Quad Camera experience and offering two storage variants, starts at Rs 17,999. Now hold your breath this can be had for just Rs 12,599 under the company’s new real Upgrade Program. And, that’s not all. Consumers can also avail discounts, bank offers and No Cost EMIs up to 6 months on Flipkart, making the smartphone the most affordable in their segment as on date.

The realme 8, equipped with 64MP AI Quad Camera, a 6.4-inch (16.3cm) Super AMOLED Fullscreen and  ultra-fast In-display Fingerprint Scanner and 5000mAh Battery with 30W Dart Charge, comes with a price tag starting Rs 14,999.

realme has also launched a Smart Scale at Rs 1999, which besides accurately detecting as small a change in your body weight as 50 grams, can provide 16 different health-related data, including BMI, muscle mass, body age, etc.

realme Smart Bulb, supporting 16 million colours, is another latest addition to the company’s growing portfolio of varied hi-tech smart products. Available in two variants – 9W priced at INR 799 and 12W priced at INR 999 – the smart bulb also offers a wide range of colour temperatures from crisp cool shades to warmer tones.

 

Realme 8 Pro is the first realme smartphone to be equipped with a 108MP Ultra Quad Camera. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, it features a 6.4-inch (16.3cm) Super AMOLED Fullscreen with Ultra-fast In-display Fingerprint Scanner, 50W SuperDart Charge, realme UI 2.0 Out of the Box and Bold and Slim Infinite design. Available in two storage variants, the smartphone is priced at INR 17,999 (6GB+128GB) and INR 19,999 (8GB + 128GB) and is available for sale since March 25th on Flipkart.com, realme.com and mainline channels.

realme 8 is equipped with 64MP AI Quad Camera, a 6.4-inch (16.3cm) Super AMOLED Fullscreen and  ultra-fast In-display Fingerprint Scanner and 5000mAh Battery with 30W Dart Charge. It is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 Gaming Processor, featuring realme UI 2.0 Out of the Box and slim and bold sci-fi design. Available in three storage variants, it is priced at INR 14,999 (4GB+128GB),  INR 15,999  (6GB+128GB) and INR 16,999 (8GB + 128GB) and is available for sale since March 25 on Flipkart.com, realme.com and mainline channels.

Commenting at the virtual launch, Mr. Madhav Sheth, Vice President, realme and Chief Executive Officer, realme India and Europe said, “With realme’s flagships for the youth – the number series, we have introduced many trendsetting technology. Camera has always been a top-of-the-line feature of realme number series’ and one of its strongest suits with not only leading hardware in the segment but deep customized software with realme’s unique algorithm.

“Continuing with the same, we have introduced realme 8 series with world- first and new camera features for our users like Starry Time-lapse Video and Tilt-shift Time-lapse Video. realme 8 Pro is the first realme smartphone to be equipped with a 108MP Ultra Quad Camera and realme 8 will also allow our users to experience a 64MP AI Quad Camera, which is a step above most conventional camera systems. We have successfully reached 30 million number series users globally and undoubtedly our users will find realme 8 series to be a fantastic one as well.”

Key highlights: realme 8 Pro

Cameras

realme 8 Pro is the first realme smartphone being equipped with a 108MP camera. The primary camera is adopted with the third generation ISOCELL HM2 Samsung sensor with 108MP ultra-high pixel, an extra-large sensor of 1/1.52 inch and the maximum resolution of 12000×9000. HM2 is supported by the advanced ISOCELL Plus pixel isolation technology of Samsung, adopting new material developed by Fujifilm to replace the metal barrier for solving the interference problem between adjacent pixels. This reduces the optics loss and cross color, guarantees higher color fidelity and increases ISO by 15%. While Smart-ISO technology can choose the best ISO set up automatically according to the environment. No matter if it is dark or light, one can take a clear, bright and colourful photo.

119° ultra wide-angle lens:

With an f/2.25 aperture, 8MP resolution, users don’t need to lean back to capture the perfect shot thanks to the ultra-wide-angle lens with a 119° field of view and capture more stunning images of landscapes, architecture, and large groups. The ultra macro lens enables users to capture micro world with a 4cm shooting distance. The new color filter system of the B&W portrait lens enables the portrait lens to detect a wider array of light, assisting the main lens to capture light better, enhance image contrast, create retro-style images, and add texture to portraits.

Ultra-clear 108MP mode

The upgraded Samsung HM2 sensor with a large sensor and super-high resolution, realme developed a new ultra-high-definition algorithm for the 108MP mode, giving users unparalleled clarity in every ultra 108MP shot. In Ultra 108MP Mode, one can also turn on the AI scene recognition function, which takes clear pictures with vivid colours.

New Super Nightscape

The new upgraded function of Super Nightscape, including the algorithm of Pure Raw Nightscape with AI image noise reduction and automatic dead pixel removal, makes the nightscape picture bright and pure. The Super Nightscape algorithm of realme has been updated to the fifth generation with Pro Nightscape, Ultra Nightscape, Tripod Mode, and more that handles all kinds of complicated night shooting environments.

3X In-sensor Zoom

realme 8 Pro has the new technology of 3X Ultra Zoom called as In-Sensor Zoom. It uses only 12MP of the 108MP that is enlarged to generate the image. Compared with the ordinary crop algorithm, it has a smaller image size hence can also shoot and process faster. With the Clarity Enhancement Algorithm, 8 pictures can be quickly shot each time, and then be synthesized and produced to further improve the sharpness.

The world’s first Starry Time-lapse Video of smartphones

realme 8 Pro comes with the world’s first Starry Time-lapse Video feature in a smartphone. When shooting on Starry Mode, realme 8 Pro takes 16 individual photos every 15s for 4 minutes, and then the algorithm combines them into a final picture. With just one mobile phone and one stable tripod, one can shoot Starry Time-lapse Video without a professional camera and computer video editing software. Users can take 240 starry photos in an hour and can end up with an 8s starry time-lapse video. 

The world’s first Tilt-shift Time-lapse Video of smartphones

Another amazing feature which users will experience in realme 8 Pro is the world’s first Tilt-shift Time-lapse Video in a smartphone. Tilt-shift Mode supports shooting time-lapse videos with 10x playback, presenting the real world in a more fantastic and unique way.

Ultra Nightscape Video

realme has also upgraded the AI enhancement algorithm on Ultra Nightscape Video with smart lighting detection which will greatly increase shot brightness and clarity, allowing users to take dreamy night videos at ease.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform

The Snapdragon 720G processor powers the realme 8 Pro. This processor is manufactured using an advanced 8nm process making it more powerful and efficient. It is also equipped with Kryo 465 CPU with two high-performance Cortex-A76 cores at up to 2.3GHz and six high-efficiency Cortex-A55 cores at up to 1.8GHz, along with a new Adreno 618 GPU. Compared to the last generation, Snapdragon 720G has a 10% improvement in CPU performance, 75% improvement in GPU performance and display. 

Infinite Bold Design

The design shows our unique comprehension of trendsetting design and the ability of display as well as the brand spirit of Dare to Leap. realme uses AG-Crystal Process on technology that gives a smooth feeling on hand and high-grade quality. The realme 8 Pro’s Illuminating yellow color, comes with a special fluorescent material around the camera module and the "DARE TO LEAP" slogan, which can absorb light and then glows automatically in the dark. realme 8 Pro comes with a weight of 176g and a thickness of 8.1mm, which is super slim and makes it comfortable to hold in hand.

50W SuperDart Charge + 4500mAh Massive Battery

realme 8 Pro is equipped with a large 4500mAh battery. With 50W SuperDart Charge, 4500mAh battery can be charged to 100% in 47 mins and can charge nearly 50% in just 17mins. It can charge 53% of the battery in just 30 minutes while playing games. With Super Power Saving Mode enabled, 5% of the battery can last for 32 hours on standby. realme 8 Pro comes with a 65W standard adapter that can be used to fast charge a wider range of devices.

Colours 

realme 8 Pro comes in three gorgeous colours, the Infinite Blue, Infinite Black and Illuminating Yellow

Storage Variants

realme 8 Pro has 2 memory variants, 6GB+128GB and 8GB+128GB. realme 8 Pro is also equipped with 3-card slots for two SIM cards and one SD card (up to 256GB).

Key highlights: realme 8 

 Cameras

 64MP AI Quad Camera

realme 8 boasts the flagship, ultra-clear quad-camera set-up, consisting of a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle, a macro lens and a B&W portrait lens. The 64MP primary camera comes with a super large size sensor, f/1.79 Aperture and 64MP super high pixels, supports Quad Bayer, pixel size up to 1.4μm. Even in low light, the pictures will come out super bright. With an f/2.25 aperture, 8MP resolution, users don’t need to lean back to capture the perfect shot thanks to this ultra-wide-angle lens with a 119° field of view. One-click is all it takes to switch to the wide-angle mode, enabling users to capture more stunning images of landscapes, architecture, and large groups. The ultra macro lens will enable users to get closer and discover the beauty of the micro world with a 4cm shooting distance. B&W Portrait lens with the new color filter system enables the portrait lens to detect a wider array of light, assisting the main lens to capture light better, enhance image contrast, create retro-style images, and add texture to portraits. 

16MP In-display Selfie Camera

realme 8 comes with a 16MP Ultra-clear front camera with f2.45 aperture, supporting smart beauty mode, Bokeh effect,etc. The brand-new beauty algorithm developed for different genders, different skin types, and different facial shapes and features allow the user to easily take suitable selfies.

All-around Video Capabilities

realme 8’s front and rear cameras support many trendy and fun video features as following：

Front Camera:

●        120fps/1080P slo-mo video recording

●        UIS Video Stabilization

 Rear Camera:

●        UIS Video Stabilization

●        UIS Max Video Stabilization

●        Ultra Wide-angle Video

●        Cinema Mode

●        4K/30fps video recording

●        1080P/120fps, 720p/240fps slo-mo video recording

MediaTek Helio G95

realme 8 is equipped with a MediaTek Helio G95 Gaming Processor. The processor

Fastrack Reflex 3.0 Gets Trendier, Smarter; With ‘Tunes’ Enters Hearables Segment

Sanjeev Kochhar
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Fastrack Reflex 3.0 Gets Trendier, Smarter; With ‘Tunes’ Enters Hearables Segment

With the rollout of the trendier and more advanced Fastrack Reflex 3.0 in the fash-tech segment, the Titan company sub brand has sought to consolidate its No. 2 position in smart wearables in India and close the gap with Chinese brand Xiaomi, which is the market leader in the category.

Fastrack Reflex has simultaneously made an entry into hearables with the launch of Fastrack Reflex Tunes – smart audio accessories ranging from over-the-head, behind-the-neck and truly wireless.

Photos By : Life In Chandigarh

Announcing the launches in a virtual media conference recently, Suparna Mitra, CEO, Watches & Wearables, Titan Company Ltd, said: “The youth has a sweet spot for technology, which is only increasing with time. Fastrack, as a brand, has taken pride in leading the conversation regarding youth fashion and trends. With Reflex, we continue to strengthen our foothold in the smart wearables and fitness category for the youth.

“We aim to launch multiple products and categories under Reflex to expand the portfolio and offer fashionable and feasible tech products to GenZ. Fastrack Reflex 3.0 and Fastrack Reflex Tunes launches are in line with our undertaking to build on the fash-tech offering by the brand to cater to the youth who are looking for feature-rich products with an edge.”

She also announced the soon to be launched Fastrack Reflex 2C Pay powered by YONO SBI to reach out to the tech inspired generation for whom convenience is the key. It’s a contactless payment solution in form of a fashionable sleek fitness band. Besides assisting consumers in making contactless payments, it also helps them with their fitness regime, incorporating features like sleep and activity tracker, phone finder, music control, 7 day power reserve and more.

Reflex 3.0, a marquee offering: The smart band comes in dual tone with 10+ sports modes tracker, ranging from yoga, running, hiking to cycling, and offers 20 watch faces which can be matched with interchanging straps to flaunt different looks for various occasions. Its full touch colour display allows music and camera control via touch. With 10 day battery life, Reflex 3.0 is water-resistant and is equipped with a heart rate monitor along with a host of other features like phone finder, sleep tracker, idle alert, vibration alarm and more, at a very sweet price point of INR 2495.

The Reflex 3.0 is also supported with a state of the art App called Fastrack Reflex World, which elevates the overall product experience and helps to break out of a mundane fitness routine. The app provides the user with fitness activity report and in the future will give access to health and diet tips, new workout suggestions.

Suparna shared that Fastrack has big plans for this app in the future and aims to make it a part of consumers’ lifestyle by taking a holistic approach.

Fastrack Reflex Tunes caters to the smart audio accessories category which has become an integral part of youth’s lifestyle, from work to studies to gaming. Fastrack Reflex Tunes offers a range of products from over-the-head, behind-the-neck and truly wireless. The hearables are packed with great sound quality and extended battery life. They are compatible with Android and iOS, have bluetooth v5.0 and varying playtime range from 6 to 26 hours. The products will be available in 170-odd Fastrack stores across the country and on www.fastrack.in at a starting price of INR 1795.

Suparna maintained that Fastrack, with 50 million customers already, has always been the defining brand for aspirational and super demanding Indian youth. Since its inception in 2017, Fastrack’s sub brand Reflex wearables has also seen 2 million young Indians flaunting its bands. As per IDC report Fastrack Reflex was ranked No. 2 in the smart wearable category between the years 2017 to 2019, she added.

She informed that though the wearables category was still emerging in the country, and its contribution to the total revenues of Titan Company Ltd. was in single digit, still there is expectation of an exponential growth in the category in the next 2-3 years. Worldwide the category is growing at an explosive 50-60%, she said. 

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Carnival Of Girls In Their Flaming Sarees Paints The City Red

Sanjeev Kochhar
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Carnival Of Girls In Their Flaming Sarees Paints The City Red

Women, nay fun-loving ‘girls’, in their flaming red sarees set the city on fire while participating in the 4th edition of the Saree Run in early morning windy and overcast conditions in an around the Capitol Complex on Sunday. The collective fun, fire and fury some 250-odd of these ‘girls’ generated rivalled the classic Eveready ad Gi’me Red! which wooed audiences of the times with its sheer energy.

It was akin to a women’s carnival as none other, with participants, draped in sarees of all shades of the thematic red colour, warming up with energetic jhatka and thumka dances to popular Punjabi numbers, ‘running’ the 5 kms route in their 6 yards and then indulging in exciting fun games like langadi tang and bear walk (on all fours) before settling down to a sumptuous and well deserved breakfast.

Photos By : Life In Chandigarh

Felicitation of the winners, by presenting them with attractive sponsored handouts like silver and Swarovski necklace sets, freebies, discounts, gift hampers, etc., capped a wonderful morning of fun, frolic and fitness.

Like in previous years the Run was organised by The Run Club, the unique idea behind being “to help women keep fit by motivating them to start running, and to prove a point that if they can do normal daily chores wearing a saree, they can also run in it, and run well,” TRC’s principal motivator and spearhead Paveela Bali told news website LifeInChandigarh.com.

Though a large chunk of the 250-odd participants had assembled at the venue – the vast open ground in the Capitol Complex, near the Open Hand monument and behind the Punjab & Haryana High Court building – within the deadline of 6:30 a.m., the ladies in the sarees, some accompanied by their spouses, kept trooping in till much later.

The ragrah (grind) began with the participants parking their vehicles at the High Court multilevel parking and walking down a few hundred metres to the reporting venue. As enough participants assembled, dance instructor Jas K Shan from Dance Dacha put them through a few gyrating dance routines to titillating Punjabi songs to warm them up for the run.

The josh was so overwhelming that it completely overshadowed the hosh of the participants, who were without face covers and still blatantly ignored the instructions by the organisers to maintain distance as a precaution against Covid.

The race began at full gusto around 7:10 a.m. with a lot of pushing and shoving going on at the starting line. But soon, a distance began to develop between the more serious runners and those who had come to party. It widened into a gulf as the race progressed towards the Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake and took a U-tu from the UT Guest House to retu to the starting line. Many were seen walking in groups and chatting away to glory with their fast friends. A few just gave up. Unki to tain he ho gayi!

But there was nothing wrong with the spirit with which the participants took the pains to get up so early on a Sunday morning, draping themselves in their sarees, putting on their makeup and leaving home in their sports shoes (at least a couple of participants were seen running in their Punjabi juttis, for which in fact they won surprise gifts). Also, it must be acknowledged that running or brisk walking in sarees by itself was quite an achievement.

There were hilarious moments during the fun games, as, no longer familiar to the langadi tang and bear walk, many participants still tried to put in their best efforts, which however did not prove good enough. Wobbles and falls were seen in good measure. The better among them naturally emerged winners.

Apart from the top three finishers in each of the three age categories of the run, who won handsome prizes, winners of the fun games too received attractive prizes. There were also special surprise prizes for mother-daughter runners, for participants with longest hair (went jointly to two), participant wearing the most bangles, those who ran wearing Punjabi juttis, oldest participant, youngest participant, etc.      

Race Winners

Upto 45 years

  1. Mukesh Kumari (completed the run in 25 mins 18 secs)
  2. Ila Rawat and Illesha Ojha (joint with a ditto timing of 27 mins 14 secs)
  3. Nitika Sharma (crossed the finish line in 29 mins 24 secs)

 45-60 years

  1. Neelam Aryan (28 mins 11 secs)
  2. Kanchan Arora (34 mins 42 secs)
  3. Binu Bagla (34 mins 44 secs)

Over 60 years

  1. Raj Rani (30 mins 17 secs)
  2. Neelu Jain (33 mins 38 secs)
  3. Karuna Sharma (34 mins 3 secs)

Sponsors, without whom the event would not have been possible:

Main Sponsors

  • Kotak Mahindra
  • Nippy Jewellers
  • Healing Hands

Other Sponsors

  • Welcomhotel Bella Vista Panchkula
  • Nirvana Naturals
  • VDH Masale
  • Hot Millions Express Panchkula
  • MaliNiti
  • Healthy Affairs
  • Akhada Gym

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Largely Attended Trek-A-Thon On World Wildlife Day Gives Leg Up To Tourism Plan

Sanjeev Kochhar
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Largely Attended Trek-A-Thon On World Wildlife Day Gives Leg Up To Tourism Plan

The serene environment, provided by a 13 sq kms expanse of undulating sub-mountainous and densely-forested terrain close to Chandigarh tricity, and a bright sunny day proved just too magnetic for adventure enthusiasts who thronged in a few hundreds to participate in a first trek-a-thon organised Wednesday at the flora and fauna rich Siswan Community Reserve (SCR) on the occasion of World Wildlife Way.

Senior citizens were seen equally, if not more excited than their younger co-participants to hit the three separate well designed thematic trials, offered by the Ropar division Wildlife wing of the Punjab Department of Forests and Wildlife Conservation – 2.27 kms Sentience Path, 3 kms Serenity Track and 5 kms Nature Trail.

Photos By : Life In Chandigarh

The setting was perfect as enthusiasts, comprising small and large groups of individuals and a few voluntary organisations, began to pour in at the reporting point near the Siswan Dam (earthen) in Marji tehsil of SAS Nagar (Mohali) district.  Right from registrations, which began early at 8:30 a.m., to distributing special occasion caps, packaged water and refreshments, to providing seasoned guides, everything appeared to be very professionally managed.

A short briefing from the friendly and highly indulgent host for the trek-a-thon, Monica Yadav, the Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) of Ropar division, the participants dispersed to their respective starting points and hit their respective trails with gusto.

Bairon Temple near the Siswan Dam

The trails starting with generally level, at places even broken metalled road, lined with information boards about the various fauna of the reserve, branched out into dirt tracks which took the participants over steep and gentle slopes of the meandering mud hills, sandy beds of largely dried up ‘choes’ (rivulets) and past large expanse of the reservoir with the water sparkling in the sun.

During the 3 kms Serenity Track opted by this LifeInChandigarh.com journalist, which proved far more gruelling than it appeared, some of the leading participants were witness to forest officials coming to the rescue of a sambar deer and its offspring which were making loud alarming calls after coming under attack by stray dogs at the shallow end of the reservoir. The dogs were eventually shooed away by the stick-wielding forest officials and the sambars escaped into the wild.       

Participants of all the three thematic trails later converged at the Mirzapur forest guest house of the department for a well deserved tea and snacks. The writing was on the wall. Happy faces said it all!

Later talking to LifeInChandigarh.com, DFO (Wildlife), Ropar Division, Monica Yadav said considering the success of the trek-a-thon, more such events would be planned at the reserve occasionally to increase the public association with the ecosystem.

In line with the state government’s plan to develop the area into a major tourism hub, very much on the agenda are development of a facilitation centre, thematic nature walks, tented accommodation, a cafeteria, canopy walk (from one tree top canopy to another) and watch towers.

An independent society will also be constituted in due course to involve the local population in the management of the reserve in the future. Private land owners in the reserve are already being encouraged to set up and maintain their own water ponds for the growth and development of the diverse flora and fauna in addition to the existing reservoir.

She shared that the reserve is open for treks by enthusiasts and currently no permissions are required, but in future with the setting up of the society this may be made more organised and regulated with the possibility of a nominal fee being charged. Already visitors are frequenting the trails on weekends, she adds.

What Is A Community Reserve?

Punjab is credited with the first two community reserves to be notified in India. Responding to the emerging challenges of integrating local socio-economic needs and ecological integrity of important ecosystems, Community Reserves became the legal categories of Protected Areas in India in 2006 through an amendment in Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

The Community Reserves, comprising community and panchayat lands, are aimed at serving the cause of inclusive conservation with efforts made by the government, through scientific management plans, to build the ownership of local communities and empower them for taking up an active role in the management of these areas.

About Siswan Community Reserve

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  • The Siswan Dam (earthen) was constructed in 1997 following which the water reservoir was built up.

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  • Spread over 13 sq kms (3200 acres), Siswan Community Reserve (SCR), located in Majri tehsil of SAS Nagar (Mohali) district, was notified as such in 2017 under Section 36 C of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972

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  • Mostly privately owned land and some government land

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  • One of the few forested patches in the area which is adjacent to state boundaries of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh

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  • Chandigarh-Baddi road cuts through the reserve and caution signs of wildlife crossings dot the road.

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  • 11 villages fall within 5 kms radius of the Reserve

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  • 17 kms from Chandigarh city and 29 kms from Mohali city

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  • According to a Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Management Plan for Siswan Community Reserve for 2020-21 to 2025-26, prepared after a rapid study in 2016, the undulating terrain, dense forest habitat along with patches of savannah grassland holds potential habitat for diverse mammalian fauna.

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  • The plan documents that SCR has nearly 116 species of birds, many of which are of rare distinction status.

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  • It says sambar deer was found to be the most frequently captured in camera traps installed at various vantage points in the reserve. Barking deer and wild pig were the other common mammalians. Also captured in the cameras from time to time are leopard, nilgai, Indian wild boar, golden jackal, Indian hare, Indian crested porcupine, Northern plains langur, jungle cat, civets, small Indian mongoose and Bengal fox.

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  • Historical significance: Traditional Siswan lay on an ancient trade route connecting HP and Punjab. Siswan also formed an important mandi (market) for all trades, making it a vibrant economic centre in earlier times.

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Nothing Like Looking Good, Even Without Makeup, Naturally!

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Nothing Like Looking Good, Even Without Makeup, Naturally!

Not every woman can have a naturally glowing and blemish-less skin. And yet it is natural for a woman to strive to look good even without makeup. What if someone were to tell you that your desire can be achieved to a large extent with natural care and treatment! Great!

LifeInChandigarh.com talks to experienced skincare artist Pooja Kumar, who is a firm believer and practitioner of this natural art, and has recently opened a new cute Nirvana Skincare & Facial Studio in Chandigarh’s upmarket Sector 8 inner market, on how she achieves this for her clients.

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Having professionally trained in every aspect of beauty and skincare, including make-up, hair and even naturopathy, Pooja, who has two decades of experience behind her, feels that the field of skincare has always fascinated her and she has over the years mastered it.

Not depending on commercially available branded products, she has developed her own extensive range of hand-crafted skincare products with high quality natural ingredients and also evolved her own natural treatments for various common skin conditions like acne, acne scars, pimple marks, loss of collagen and signs of ageing.

Pooja, who is known to closely engage with her clients and is open and transparent about her treatments and products, feels that women who want to look and feel good about their selves must realise that there is no one miracle product or facial treatment in the market. Just like our health, our skin needs daily, consistent and loving care, she emphasises

“As a skincare practitioner of long standing, I am clear that I will not make false claims about miracle solutions, which are non-existent. There are skin conditions which are well within the realm of our facial treatments, and show good to excellent results, some in the short term and others in the long run, depending on the nature and extent of the facial condition,” she asserts.

Pooja affirms that though she provides facials for all skin types and a wide variety of products as part of her Nirvana portfolio for hair, body and facial skin, she makes no claims of treating or rectifying conditions of excessive hair loss or blemishes and hyper pigmentation which do not lighten with facial treatments. “Such cases, I mostly refer to homoeopathic doctors,” she adds.

“Our anti-ageing botanical therapy, involving up to 20 sittings, is time tested and naturally stimulates the body to produce its own collagen. In this therapy, a serum made from amla (Indian gooseberry) with grapeseed oil and orange essential oil is infused into skin before massage. Thereafter, a face pack made with orange peel, aloe vera and manjistha is used to lift and firm the skin. A gauze tied to the face creates the gentle lift in the skin,” she shares.

Similarly, Pooja says there are result-oriented treatments for several other difficult skin conditions, including acne, acne scars and pimple marks.

Among the home tips she offers to all her clients along with the treatments is application of green tea, made into a cold compress or an ice cube, which can help with breakouts, skin sensitivity, sun burn and even combat ageing.

Orange peel, a versatile ingredient available in every kitchen, offers another good home remedy. It can be dried and stored to quickly put together a face scrub or pack, especially in the summertime, to remove tanning instead of applying chemical sunscreen.

Nearly all the cupboards in Nirvana Skincare & Facial Studio are full to capacity with Pooja’s own handcrafted powders, creams, gels and lotions, which she claims are gentle and yet potent and therapeutic. She uses only natural ingredients like flower extracts, essential and base oils to create the products from her extensive knowledge, acquired over years of practice and research.

Some of the flowers from which extracts are taken are hibiscus, rose, camomile, lavender and aparajita. Among other ingredients are manjistha powder, chandan powder, haldi powder, aloe vera gel and powder, shea butter, essential oils, base oils like argan oil, apricot oil, almond oil, castor oil, jajoba oil, pumpkin seed oil, grapeseed oil and coconut oil.

Skincare business, which had been massively impacted by the pandemic because it involves a practitioner’s close contact with the client, is slowly regaining its momentum, with strict protocols being followed, as is evident from the steadily increasing footfalls.

Pooja says she and her team have adequately prepared themselves with stringent precautions to take on the challenge of protecting clients’ safety without compromising on the quality of service.   

For appointments: 9915331131

Instagram: the_nirvana_naturals

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HMSI Revs Up Mid-Size Motorcycle Segment; Says, Limited Market For CB500

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HMSI Revs Up Mid-Size Motorcycle Segment; Says, Limited Market For CB500

Adding a new motorcycle CB350RS with what it describes as a ‘road sailing (RS)’ concept, based on the same platform as the H’ness CB350 which has already sold 10,000 units in the last little over three months, Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India (HMSI) has sought to rev up the mid-size (350-500 cc) motorcycle segment, wherein it is a relatively new entrant.

HMSI is aggressively positioning the two CB series motorcycles to compete with the likes of Royal Enfield Meteor 350 and Classic 350, Jawa 42 and Benelli Imperiale 400, which broadly are powered by 350-400cc engines, and yet the company appears to be treading cautiously on the launch of its much awaited CB500 motorcycle in the mid-size segment, considering its company assessed limited demand in the country.

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Interacting with media persons recently at the global virtual premier of CB350RS, its more comfortable, yet sportier, version of the H’ness CB350, HMSI MD, President & CEO Atsushi Ogata presented the company’s new pragmatic and demand-driven step-by-step approach to production and sales targets, capturing market share, as well as new launches.

Considering that both the mid-size ‘Made in India for the World’ motorcycles in the CB family are eventually to be exported as well, the company right now does not seem to be even talking about exports, and would rather concentrate on first finding market momentum for these new motorcycles within India since these have been designed specifically with the Indian user in mind.

The CB350RS, priced 1.96 lakh onwards (ex-showroom pan India), comes in two colour options – Radiant Red Metallic and dual-tone Black with Pearl Sports Yellow, the latter being its top end model. Bookings have begun straightaway at the premises of the company’s BigWing dealerships and on the Honda BigWing website: www.hondabigwing.in. However, the motorcycles will start rolling into the dealerships for deliveries early March.

On the progress of expansion plans for BigWing dealerships, company Director – Sales & Marketing Yadvinder Singh Guleria shared that the target of having 50 BigWing dealerships across the country by March end is on course. “We are expecting 35 dealerships to be up and running by Feb-end and the rest by end-March,” he added.

He further said that plans for further expansion into semi-urban locations will be dependent on viable business proposition for partners who are expected to maintain high standards of sales and after sales services.

With the launch of the new motorcycle, HMSI is planning to place greater focus on strengthening the BigWing community. Even without an aggressive push in this direction so far, Guleria informed that around 30 rides have been organised for the BigWing community across the country in the last three months with 1,000-plus riders participating.

For further information: www.hondabigwing.in

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Medical Records Raise Questions Over Assertions Made In Publication

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Medical Records Raise Questions Over Assertions Made In Publication

Cases of scientific misconduct in research papers published in reputed scientific journals is not uncommon, and neither are retractions. But when questions are raised over possible misconduct in a publication, the corresponding author of which happens to be heading a prestigious medical education and research institution, it comes as a shocker.

A peer-reviewed research paper, with then Ophthalmology Department HoD and currently Director of the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh Dr Jagat Ram as corresponding author, published in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO), has come under the scanner over possible distortion of historical facts along with falsification and fabrication of patient’s data.

LifeInChandigarh.com is in the possession of the mid-aged male patient’s records of treatment for glaucoma in both eyes at the PGIMER since 2013. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions which damages optic nerve and is a leading cause of blindness.

These records, gathered during a sustained investigation spread over several months, during which the Advanced Eye Centre of PGIMER declined to furnish relevant information sought by the news website under the RTI Act, 2005, apparently raise fingers on some of the assertions made in the short description accompanying a case photograph in the research paper titled “Double dialysis of the iris”, with authors Sonam Yangzes, Simar Rajan Singh and Jagat Ram, published in the “Ophthalmic Images” category of the May 2019 edition of IJO.

Right from the age of the patient from Punjab, which has been mentioned as 45 years in the research paper, whereas as per PGIMER records his age was 30 years in 2013 and 35 years in 2018, discrepancies are galore in the research paper, and in the 2018 treatment records, as compared to the treatment records in 2013.

The research paper mentions that the male patient presented to the ophthalmologist with decreased vision in his right eye and that “There was history of blunt trauma to the eye 6 months back” (at the time of treatment in 2018). But actually during treatment both in 2013 and 2018 the history of blunt trauma to the right eye of the patient has been recorded in the Discharge And Follow-up cards as “in childhood”.

Another discrepancy is in the timeline of the eye findings as well as diagnosis. The findings in the photograph accompanying the published paper, claimed to be as a result of trauma suffered 6 months back (in 2018), whereas these findings were recorded even in 2013 and the diagnosis then was Axenfeld-Reiger Anomaly, which can clinically present just like the image shown in the 2019 publication.

Axenfeld-Reiger Anomaly/Syndrome is a group of disorders that mainly affects the development of the eye. Common eye symptoms include cornea and iris defects.

The claim in the research paper, that after the patient underwent cataract surgery with repair of iridodialysis (a localised separation or tearing away of the iris from its attachment to the ciliary body) in the right eye in 2018 he regained 6/9 vision in that eye (considered good), is also questionable.

Patient record shows that before the surgery, immediately after the surgery and couple of weeks thereafter, the vision in the right eye was recorded as very poor, which was also the condition in 2013.

Surprisingly, as per records, Dr Simar Rajan Singh and Dr Sonam Yangzes, two of the authors of the publication, were quite familiar with the previous history and treatment of the patient. They had seen the case 6-7 years ago in the glaucoma clinic when the glaucoma consultant Dr Sushmita was of the opinion that the childhood trauma to the patient in the right eye was just incidental (to the condition of the right eye) and that all this was part of the developmental process. She had diagnosed the patient as suffering from Axenfeld Anomaly and he was being treated for glaucoma in both eyes since then.

Responding to emailed observations and attached documents sent to him by LifeInChandigarh.com, IJO Editor Dr Santosh G Honavar did not find anything amiss in the research paper within the limited scope of the category “Ophthalmic Images” of the journal in which it was published.

He informed that the requirement of the category is that “the images must stand alone without the need for a detailed description of more than 100 words. The purpose of this specific publication was to use the supplied image to show a unique teaching point,” he maintained, while leaving a window open by adding further, “and not to bring out the details of the surgery or the long term outcome.” 

Claiming to have accessed the relevant medical records from the hospital and gone through the details, he maintained that “The medical records available with us clearly show that the OPD diagnosis is as stated in the publication, and the surgery as stated in the publication was performed on July 6, 2018. As per the follow-up medical records available to me, vision on July 12, 2018 was measured as 6/9p with pinhole and is documented as such. The same has been stated in the publication, which was written up at that time.”    

Incidentally, in an earlier development, after a reader is learnt to have pointed out how the image carried in this publication could be the same as the one appearing in another publication by uncommon authors carried in the same edition of the journal, the editor conveniently omitted the image from the other publication and published it as an erratum stating that it is incorrectly published at IJO.

Dr Santosh G Honavar had an explanation for this too. “Genuine errors can rarely and inadvertently happen in any publication process,” he said and went on to explain that “If the error is noticed by the editorial team post-publication, or is pointed out by a reader, the Journal communicates with the corresponding author of the concerned manuscript and seeks a response. If the explanation by the corresponding author is acceptable, then the Journal publishes an erratum, clearly pointing out the inadvertent error and the relevant correction. This does not amount to retraction, and is considered a corrigendum.

“…… IJO has followed the same standard policy in case of the manuscript in question,” he added.

PGIMER Director Dr Jagat Ram, while responding to an email in this connection sent by LifeInChandigarh.com, had this to say, “Thank you for your mail. A detailed response regarding the matter at hand has been submitted by Editor, IJO after due investigation on 24th January 2021 via email, a copy of which was sent to me as well. The same is being attached along with for your immediate reference. I have nothing more to add to the same.”

 

 

 

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Celebrate The Love, Sweetness & Spirit Of Valentines The Great Bear Style

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Celebrate The Love, Sweetness & Spirit Of Valentines The Great Bear Style

The oldest microbrewery in Chandigarh tricity has just opened its welcoming doors to the warm breeze of sweetness and love which has begun to spin its magical web around Valentines. Starting February 10, popular pub The Great Bear Kitchen and Microbrewery in Sector 26 Chandigarh, and its predecessor Hops n Grains in Sector 9 Panchkula, have crafted a befitting menu, celebrating the true love and attention you intend to shower on your most special one.

Apart from providing an ambient atmosphere, the pioneers of the thriving microbrewery culture in the tricity have laid out a very special food fare for the 12-day ‘Romantic Food Festival’ to enhance the romance quotient, while at the same time celebrating a decade of brewing excellence.

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“Every item in the menu, from beer to main course to dessert, has been designed to enhance the love sense,” share Valentines themselves, Priyanka and Amritanshu Gupta, who first brought the microbrewery concept to the tricity with their first venture – the by now iconic Hops n Grains in Panchkula – a decade ago, and following it up with The Great Bear in 2016. “A third microbrewery on Airport road in Sector 79 Mohali is coming up next and will be opening soon,” the couple proudly reveal to LifeInChandigarh.com at a select media preview this week.

Like in previous years, a unique beer is being brewed by the microbrewery’s specialist Gagan for this year’s Valentine’s – Fresh Rose Beer – crafted from fresh red roses and special grains. Reflecting the dominant colour of Valentine’s, it will have an alcohol content of 5.2%.

Lovetini, a cocktail with a medley of vodka, guava juice, cranberry juice and fresh strawberry, is another special drink in the exclusive Valentine’s menu.

A surprise awaits Valentine’s guests in the soup section, too. Head chef Paramjeet Singh explains that the ‘Springs of Love’ features a delectable mushroom puree soup with cappuccino froth! and a Thyme Crostini (a thin thyme bread toast).

The ‘Love At First Bite’ section in the Valentine’s special menu offers a sumptuous Strawberry & Feta Salad, along with some new mouth-watering fare, like Barbeque Jackfruit Tacos (soft), Ghee Roast Chicken Kalmi Kebab and Masaledar Tawa Sole Fish.

A dessert platter in the ‘Sweet Obsession’ section which serves a walnut brownie, strawberry tart, carrot cake and Crème Brûlée is simply irresistible and rounds off the special menu for the festival.

Apart from this both The Great Bear and Hops n Grains will continue to serve their popular variety of freshly brewed German style beer – Bock Beer for those who love it strong, Weiss (wheat) Beer targeted at beginners, most popular Green Apple Beer (no one else serves it in tricity, claims Gagan), Golden Ale, Kolsch and Pilsner – besides its world cuisine, including snacks, main course and desserts.

Romantic Food Festival: Open at The Great Bear & Hops n Grains from Feb 10 to Feb 21.

Meal for two: approx Rs 2,000

For Reservations: 8558802630-31

Ideal place to sit: The garden, with a convertible roof

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Cashing In Opportunities Provided By mRNA Based Vaccines

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Cashing In Opportunities Provided By mRNA Based Vaccines

Seizing an opportunity provided by Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna spearheaded mRNA based vaccines to control Covid-19 pandemic and increase the ‘Made In India, For The World’ footprint in the international markets serviced by it, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced the launch of ultra low temperature freezers in its portfolio of medical grade freezers.

Making the announcement in a virtual media conference recently, Kamal Nandi, Business Head & Executive Vice President, Godrej Appliances, a business unit of Godrej & Boyce, shared that these advanced medical freezers can preserve live-saving medical supplies, including critical vaccines requiring precise and constant temperatures as low as up to minus-80°C, and will help boost both Indian and global medical cold chains.

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He explained that these ultra-low temperature freezers come with a back-up system, like liquid CO2 or liquid NO2, to ensure safety of stock stored by maintaining a stable temperature for over 48 hours in case of a power outage or an unlikely system failure.

Godrej & Boyce is currently exporting medical grade freezers to 36 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Kamal Nandi

Nandi said Godrej Appliances has deployed vaccine refrigerators, which maintain a precise temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius to store the highly temperature sensitive CoviShield and Covaxin vaccines being administered in India, as part of the national tender it won in October 2020. Medical freezers which maintain minus-20 degrees Celsius are also being deployed for diluents used while administering vaccines and ice packs needed for the last mile delivery in the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the interiors of the country.  

He informed that there are two major challenges faced by the healthcare sector specific to the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination programme. One is, maintaining temperature stability in cooling devices, because of the highly instable power supply in interiors of the country. And two, the technology being used for storage of vaccines cannot maintain precise narrow temperature band, because of which the storage reaches freezing point of the vaccine, and it freezes, leading to massive avoidable wastages. Available statistics indicate wastages as high as 60-70% in the country, he added.

Nandi shared that the company during the last 5-6 years has been further developing its portfolio of medical refrigeration equipments and today what had been developed is WHO certified for quality and performance.

Giving details of the Rs 95 crore national tender won by Godrej Appliances in October 2020 for supplying 12,000 units of medical grade freezing equipments for deployment across the country, he said out of this 9,000 were refrigerators and 3,000 chest freezers. More than 2500 refrigerators and 500 chest freezers had already been installed in healthcare centres in various states, he added.

Apart from this the company had also received orders worth another Rs 55 crore to supply these equipments to international and state bodies.

All orders are expected to be delivered and installed at designated locations by the end of March this year.

Nandi said this past one year Godrej Appliances had also concentrated on augmenting its manufacturing capacities. The annual capacity of medical grade equipments has been enhanced from 10,000 units to 35,000 units and work is afoot to enhance capacities for manufacturing ultra low temperature freezers from 10,000 units per annum to 30,000 units anticipating a surge in demand from the international markets.

Simultaneously, the process of training the staff to handle these equipments and trouble-shooting is also in full swing with 600 personnel already trained. The entire exercise is scheduled to the completed by March-end.

The company claims to be geared to promptly service these equipments as well. The entire nationwide servicing network of Godrej Appliances, comprising 680-plus service centres and 5,000-plus technicians, is on standby to handle any service issue anywhere in the country within 48 hours.

Godrej Appliances is also exploring other ways to assist in the next phase of vaccine deployment till the last mile. It has successfully piloted a mobile clinic in rural Maharashtra, running an ambulance equipped with a vaccine refrigerator, without connecting it to a power source for three days. The temperature was monitored every 2 hours and met the required temperature norms. As India accelerates the pace of vaccinations, more agile remote deployment may hold the key to success, the company feels.

The concept is not new for the company. It has in the past executed a similar programme called ‘Boat Clinics’ in Assam under which such freezers were transported by boat from island to island in the north-eastern state.

Answering a query, Nandi said though currently the market for the medical grade freezers is of the order of Rs 2000-2500 crore in the country, it is expected to grow at a fair clip in the coming years because of its use finding a place in many emerging fields. Currently this business accounted for just 5% of the company’s total revenues and it is estimated to grow by 30-40% during the current financial year to increase its contribution to the company’s total revenues to 7-8%, he added.

Earlier, in his address Jamshyd Godrej, CMD, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd., said beyond the context of the Covid-19 vaccines, there is a growing need for precise temperature controlled freezing solutions for several critical applications in vaccine administration centres, blood banks, organ storage banks, sperm banks, stem cell banks, eye banks, pharma cold chains and their testing labs, etc. All these applications need precise cooling in their day to day operations.

Jamshyd Godrej

Besides these, he said there are several applications in animal husbandry, like poultry farms and fisheries, etc. which also require precise cooling and storage. Food cold chain is another big area where temperature-controlled refrigeration units are required. Over and above, pharma companies are actively working towards fighting other potential viruses lurking around, like the H5N1 for example, and these vaccines will continue to need a cold chain, he added.

He further said, adult vaccines, growing lifestyle diseases, for example diabetes, etc which require temperature sensitive insulin vials, all these will increasingly require cold chain applications as well.

In fact, recent scientific reports are exploring promise by the mRNA technology to fight cancer. These mRNA vaccines will require ultra-low temperature freezers and it is important for all countries to be ready with appropriate cold chain infrastructure.

Reiterating Godrej & Boyce’s commitment, the CMD said as healthcare gains critical importance the world over we aim to be close and trusted partners in this space not only in India, but also in the rest of the world.

To learn more visit: https://www.godrej.com/godrej-appliances

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